I created this image using Blender 2.72b with some minor post processing in Gimp.
I created it for the weekend challenge that can be found here:
http://blenderartists.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?17-Weekend-Challenge
This image is for weekend challenge number 598 with the theme: apparition.
For more information on the phrase "Handwriting on the Wall", see this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_writing_on_the_wall
